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☆ Netflix's '3 Body Problem' makes some big changes from the book. Here's how the show and novels differ.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

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Persons: Liu Cixin's, —, David Benioff, Weiss, Alexander Woo, Auggie Salazar, Ed Miller, Wang Miao, Da Shi, Salazar, Eiza González, it's Wang Miao, Wang Miao's, Jin Cheng, Jess Hong, Jin, Copernicus, Wang, she's, Netflix Wang Miao, Cheng Xin, She's, Yun Tianming, Will Downing Will Downing, Will Downing, Oxford alums, He's, Jack Rooney's, Saul, Luo Ji Saul, Netflix Saul, he's, Saul isn't, Luo Ji, they're, Ye, ETO Jonathan Pryce, Mike Evans, Tatiana, Marlo Kelly, Sophon, Evans, Shimooka, Alicia Vikander, Evan Rachel Wood, Jack Rooney, we'd, Ye Wenjie, Vera Ye, Yang Dong, Yang Weining Organizations: Service, Netflix, intel, Stairfacer, Oxford, United Nations, UN, ETO, Trisolaris Organization, Red Coast Locations: China, England, San, Red

☆ Takeaways from New York’s high-stakes special election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Democrat Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after defeating Republican Mazi Pilip in the special election to replace serial fabulist and expelled former GOP Rep. George Santos. The result will further narrow the GOP’s already thin House majority and hand President Joe Biden’s party a boost as the general election campaign comes into focus. If not redemption, the New York Democratic Party in this special election earned a reprieve. As the storm swept through Queens and Long Island on Tuesday, Republican groups and the Pilip campaign scrambled to drive – literally in some cases – their voters to the polls. (Democratic Rep. Grace Meng from the neighboring 6th congressional district, and the area’s Asian American voters, delivered above and beyond for Suozzi.)

Persons: Tom Suozzi, Republican Mazi Pilip, George Santos, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Biden, he’s, –, Santos, Trump, Pilip, Suozzi, ”, George Santos’s, Rick Lazio, didn’t, Hakeem Jeffries, Kathy Hochul, Jay Jacobs, thrall, Israel –, Grace Meng Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP Rep, Biden, Democrats, New York’s, ’, GOP, Trump, Santos, George Santos’s volleyball, New, Democratic, New York Democrats Suozzi’s, New York Democratic Party, – Gov, GOP House, Israel Defense Forces, Republicans, Democrat, Queens Locations: Long, dissing, Israel, New York City, New York, Queens, Gaza, Nassau County, Queens –, Suozzi

☆ The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Long Shadow of 1948
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Emily Bazelon | A Discussion Moderated Emily Bazelon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

In 1948, Jews realized their wildly improbable dream of a state, and Palestinians experienced the mass flight and expulsion called the Nakba, or catastrophe. It’s only in 1948 that the Arabs become Palestinians and the Jews become Israelis. Many Jews became lower-level officers during World War II, and they brought their new military expertise to the 1948 war. Zoltan Kluger/GPO, via Getty Images Palestinian bombers destroyed buildings on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem in March 1948. Bettmann/Getty Images A Palestinian refugee cut off from her home by the border established after the 1948 war.

Persons: Matson, —, Khalil Raad, Yaakov Ben Dov Delegates, Haj Amin al, Husseini, ”, It’s, Avraham Avinu, David, Fox, King David Hotel, David Ben, Gurion, “, Hitler, Hans Pinn, Abd al, Qadir al, Chalil, Zoltan Kluger, Ben Yehuda, Hugo H, Mendelsohn, John Phillips, Palestine ”, UNSCOP, Bettmann, Ruth Orkin, David Seymour, Jordan, Israel, Abdullah, Nadim, Leena Dallasheh, Abigail Jacobson, Moshe Naor, ” Derek Penslar, ” Itamar Rabinovich, Salim Tamari, Emily Bazelon, Herzl, Faisal Al, Hashemi, James Russell &, Bain, Jabotinsky, Abraham Pisarek, Weizmann, Heinrich Hoffmann Organizations: Congress, Institute for Palestine, Palestinian, . Institute for Palestine, Matson, Palestine, Getty, of Congress British, Peel, Zionist, Jewish, British Armed Forces, Allied, King, of Congress Women, Hulton, Biltmore, British, Agence France, Getty Images, Refugees, West Bank, Shutterstock, United Nations, League of Nations, United, United Nations Jewish, Madver, The, Palestine Studies, Columbia University, Columbia University , New York University, Rice University, Islamic, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University, Tel Aviv University, Birzeit University, Institute for Palestine Studies, The New York Times Magazine, James Russell & Sons, of Congress, Israel, Ben, General Photographic Agency, Society, International Affairs Locations: Palestine, City, Jerusalem, Canadian American, Israel, British, Jaffa, Damascus, Old City, Hebron, Safed, Europe, Arab, North Africa, New York City, Middle Eastern, Haifa, Cyprus, Jenin, U.S, United Nations, Iraq, Tel Aviv’s Lod, Lebanon, Eyal, el Bared, Egypt, Syria, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Palestinian, United States, Qatar, Iran, Columbia University ,, Nazareth, Israeli, Husseini

☆ Fact Check: Image of Argentina’s new VP wearing white dress is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image of Argentina’s newly elected Vice-President Victoria Villarruel wearing a white dress alongside her running mate Javier Milei is digitally altered. In the original photograph, Villarruel was pictured wearing a suit jacket. In the unaltered photograph, Villarruel was wearing a light blue blazer, not a long white dress. The unaltered photograph was published by various Argentinian outlets including El Tribuno and El Diario Argentina. The original photo shows Victoria Villarruel wearing a suit jacket, not a white dress.

Persons: Victoria Villarruel, Javier Milei, Villarruel, El Tribuno, Milei, Sergio Massa, Read Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, El, El Diario, YouTube, Argentine Nation, Congress, La, Economy, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Villarruel’s, El, El Diario Argentina, La Nacion

☆ International travel demand falls after onset of Israel-Hamas conflict, data shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Doyinsola Oladipo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - International flight bookings around the world have fallen since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict especially in the Americas as people cancel trips to the Middle East and around the world, according to travel analysis firm ForwardKeys. International flight bookings from the Americas dropped 10% in the three weeks after the Oct. 7th attack, when compared to the number of tickets issued three weeks before the attack, according to flight ticketing data from ForwardKeys. People in the Middle East have also been traveling less with international flight tickets issued in the region having fallen 9% in the same period. International flight bookings to travel to the region plummeted 26% in the three weeks following the attack. International flight bookings fell 5% across regions on average, impacting the global rebound in international travel from the pandemic.

Persons: Ronen, Olivier Ponti, Ponti, Doyinsola Oladipo Organizations: El Al Israel Airlines, Ben, REUTERS, Global, Thomson Locations: Ben Gurion, Lod, Tel Aviv, Israel, Americas, Palestinian, Gaza, ForwardKeys, New York

REUTERS/Ammar Awad/ Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Travelers are canceling or postponing planned vacations to the Middle East and North Africa due to fears of the Israel-Hamas conflict worsening, and as touring companies have also altered itineraries and canceled flights. Travel operators say the war is affecting demand for travel to nearby nations including Egypt, Jordan and Turkey. German airline Group Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Thursday their Middle East bookings have not been affected by the war, with only an initial dip when the conflict started. Spanish travel agency Essentialist said it has canceled 75% of trips to the extended Middle East and Northeast Africa region. The conflict's effect on travel demand to the Middle East may extend beyond the holidays and even just neighboring countries.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Israel, Todd Elliott, Konrad Waliszewski, Willie Walsh, Kathleen Oberg, Patrick Scholes, Essentialist, Matt Berna, Khaled Ibrahim, Doyinsola Oladipo, Joanna Plucińska, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, Cruise Line Holdings, Royal Caribbean Group, International Air Transport Association, Group Lufthansa, AS OMAN, Marriott, Intrepid Travel, Americas, East Travel Alliance, Thomson Locations: Damascus, Jerusalem's Old City, East, North Africa, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Orlando , Florida, Israel . Washington, Cyprus, Lebanon, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Northeast Africa, Australia, Norway, Sharm el Sheikh, Oman, UAE, New York, London, Chicago

☆ Opinion: Amid Israel-Gaza war, Biden speech caps a good week for him, a bad week for the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Gary Cotton | Opinion David Mark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Whatever effect they have on the diplomatic front, Biden’s Israel trip and Thursday night prime time television address can only help his reelection efforts at this point, especially if he faces Trump. Some Republicans even offered grudging praise for Biden’s Israel trip. Of course, many prominent conservatives still found grounds for panning the Democratic president. According to Gallup, Democratic support for Israel has been sliding for years. Voters for now are giving Biden reasonably good reviews for his handling of both Israel and Ukraine.

Persons: David Mark, “, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Capitol Hill, he’d, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden’s, Tim Burchett, ” Biden, ”, Brit Hume, Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Laura Ingraham, ’ ” Ingraham, Nor, Israel, Trump, Clinton, Obama, George W, Bush Organizations: Washington, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Capitol, Russia, Trump, Wednesday, Air Force, Republicans, ” Fox News, Florida Gov, Fox News, Israel, Gallup, CBS, Quinnipiac University, Israel Democratic Locations: Hurricane, Northeast, Tel Aviv, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Delaware, Biden’s, Gaza, Egypt, Washington, DC, El Al, Biden’s Israel, Tennessee, South Carolina

Hours later, the president and his national security team were not confident enough to draw a final determination absolving Israel of responsibility. Had the early evidence examined by the president’s team pointed in the other direction, the White House would have been more inclined to reconsider the trip. But during a refueling stop in Germany on the way home from Israel, Biden told reporters on Air Force One that he had spoken by phone with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Advisers had appeared determined to reorient expectations before Biden had even arrived in Israel, saying that showing the powerful visual of American solidarity with Israel was a major goal of the trip. One adviser put it simply: Biden sent a “strong message to Israel, which was the purpose of it.”

Persons: Joe Biden, Israel, absolving Israel, Antony Blinken, “, Biden, –, John Kirby, ”, Jordan –, Abdel Fattah el, Sisi, David Satterfield, Jordan, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, White House, Base Andrews, White, Air Force, ”, Islamic, National Security Council Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Amman, Jordan, Israel, ”, Germany, Rafah

[1/5] Jul 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Mexico forward Henry Martin (20) and forward Uriel Antuna (15) celebrate in the first half against Panama during the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsLOS ANGELES, July 16 (Reuters) - Second-half substitute Santiago Gimenez scored with two minutes left to give Mexico a 1-0 win over Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday and secure a record-extending ninth title for 'El Tri'. God, my family and the people who came today, 75,000 people. The victory was a welcome one for Mexico, who had failed to make it beyond the group stage at last year's World Cup. It also denied underdogs Panama, who upset the United States in the semi-finals, their first Gold Cup title.

Persons: Henry Martin, Uriel Antuna, Kirby Lee, Santiago Gimenez, Edson Alvarez, Gimenez, Henry Martin's, Orlando Mosquera, Panama’s Harold Cummings, Panama's, Edgar Barcenas, Jaime Lozano, Diego Cocca, Rory Carroll, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Panama, CONCACAF, SoFi, USA, LOS ANGELES, El, U.S, Nations League, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , California, USA, Mexico, El Tri, Argentina, United States, Canada, Panama, Los Angeles

CNN —Netherlands and Senegal both qualified for the World Cup knockout stages from Group A on Tuesday at Qatar 2022. For the Netherlands, a comfortable 2-0 win against host nation Qatar ensured its progression to the last 16, while Senegal earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Ecuador. Ecuador pushed for an equalizer, which would have seen El Tri qualify ahead of Senegal, late on, but Koulibaly’s strike proved decisive, ensuring his side reach the World Cup knockout stages for the first time since 2002. Buda Mendes/Getty Images Europe/Getty ImagesThe result means the Netherlands and Senegal join Brazil, France and Portugal as the first five teams to qualify from the group stages. Qatar, meanwhile, ends its campaign winless – the only side ever to host a World Cup and fail to get a single point from the group stage.

☆ Lionel Messi helps keep Argentina’s World Cup hopes alive with moment of magic against Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Yet another moment of Lionel Messi magic helped salvage Argentina’s World Cup hopes at Qatar 2022 as La Albiceleste secured a much-needed victory over Mexico. The 2-0 win certainly wasn’t pretty, with Argentina struggling to create many clear-cut chances against a stubborn Mexico team that itself also offered very little threat going forward. Messi came to the fore just after the hour mark to save his team, as he has done on countless occasions, finding the bottom corner of the net with a stunning strike from outside of the box. Though a win against Mexico on Saturday was crucial, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will also have wanted to see a much-improved performance as proof that the loss to Saudi Arabia was nothing more than a blip. However, that performance never materialized with Argentina looking stale and lifeless for much of the game.

☆ Mexico Survives a Controversial Penalty Call to Draw With Poland
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DOHA, Qatar—Judging by the swell of Mexico fans who flew to this tiny emirate, chanted on the local subway en route to the game and painted the blue seats almost entirely green here at Stadium 974—where there was only a speck of Polish red mixed in—there was no sign that the last couple of years haven’t lived up to El Tri’s standard as the dominant force in its region. No matter anything else, Mexico still has goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and its supporters arrive at the World Cup with the same expectation every four years: a trip to the knockout rounds. That’s exactly what has happened in each of the previous seven World Cups—and Mexico promptly lost in the Round of 16 each time.

☆ Accident CUMPLIT în Turul Franţei. Zeci de ciclişti doborâţi la pământ din cauza unei fane (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Câștigătorul ediției din 2012 a cursei, Bradley Wiggins, a declarat că nu simte compasiune pentru fanul implicat. „Aceste lucruri fac parte integrantă din spectacolul Turului Franței”, a declarat el la Eurosport, adăugând că astfel de incidente se petrec frecvent, sunt spontane și nu pot fi prevenite. A fost unul dintre cele două accidente majore din timpul etapei. Al doilea a avut loc cu 8 kilometri înainte de final, printre cei implicați fiind cvadruplul campion Chris Froome și mulți alții. Julian Alaphilippe a atacat surprinzător pe ultimii metri și a câștigat prima etapă a cursei, preluând astfel tricoul galben.

Persons: Tony Martin, CNN ., Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Julian Alaphilippe Organizations: CNN, DSM, Eurosport Locations: Franței

☆ Speranța Nisporeni ar putea fi exclusă din Divizia Națională, după ce nu s-a prezentat la al doilea meci consecutiv în campionat
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

„Alb-albaștrii” nu s-au prezentat la al doilea meci consecutiv în campionat, cel cu Dacia-Buiucani din cadrul etapei a 34-a. „Nu am obținut licența, asta în primul rând, și e clar că de la asta se trage și a doua problemă – sponsorii nu au achitat. Vadim Gulceac a reușit o dublă, iar încă un gol a fost marcat de Mihail Platica. Finalul de meci a fost unul incendiar. Ceva mai târziu, fundașul gazdelor, Artur Crăciun, a primit al doilea cartonaș galben pentru un fault și a fost și el trimis la cabine.

Persons: Dumitru Sandu, Frank Castaneda, Henrique Luvannor, Gheorghe, Vadim Gulceac, Mihail Platica, Artur Crăciun Organizations: Divizia Națională, Moldovenești de Fotbal, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Florești, columbianul, Sheriff, Zimbru Chișinău Locations: Nisporeni, Dacia, Buiucani, Moldova, verzii, Hâncești

☆ Prințul Hamzah bin Hussein al Iordaniei, în arest la domiciliu, a reușit să transmită un mesaj la BBC
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Fostul prinț moștenitor al Iordaniei, Hamzah bin Hussein, fratele vitreg al regelui Abdullah, a fost plasat în arest la domiciliu. Prințul precizează că nu a fost acuzat că el însuși a formulat aceste critici. Prințul Hamzah este cel mai mare fiu al fostului rege Hussein al Iordaniei și al soției sale preferate, regina Noor. Prințul, care tocmai a împlinit 41 de ani, a făcut Academia Militară Sandhurst din Marea Britanie și a urmat cursurile Universității Harvard din Statele Unite. A fost numit prinț moștenitor al Iordaniei și era favoritul fostului rege Hussein, care de multe ori spunea în public că Hamzah este „încântarea ochilor” săi.

Persons: Hamzah bin Hussein, Abdullah, bin Hussein, Statelor Unite ., Hamzah, Prințul, Totuși, bin Hussein ., Hussein, Prințul Hamzah, Hussein al Iordaniei, Noor . Prințul, sperase Organizations: Washington Post, BBC, iordaniană, Major, Academia Militară, Universității Harvard Locations: Iordaniei, Iordania, Orientul Mijlociu, Statelor Unite, Amman, bin Hussein . Iordania, Dubai, Academia Militară Sandhurst, Marea, Statele Unite, iordaniană, Coroanei

☆ Messi, despre Maradona: „Diego este etern”. Mesajele emoționante ale lui Pele şi Ronaldo după decesul marelui fotbalist
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Diego Maradona, unul dintre cei mai mari jucători de fotbal din istorie, considerat Dumnezeul balonului rotund, a murit miercuri la 60 de ani. Decesul lui Diego Maradona a cutremurat lumea fotbalului. Deşi ne-a părăsit, nu a plecat dintre noi, deoarece Diego este etern”, a spus Messi, într-o postare publicată pe Instagram. „Păstrez toate amintirile frumoase pe care le-am trăit alături de el şi transmit condoleanţe familiei şi apropiaţilor săi”, a spus Lionel Messi. De asemenea, marele fotbalist brazilian Pele şi-a exprimat şi el tristeţea la aflarea veştii despre moartea lui Diego Armando Maradona, informează BBC.

Persons: Diego Maradona, Îi, Deşi, Diego, Messi, Lionel Messi, Pele, Diego Armando Maradona, Twitter, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona, asule, Ronaldo Organizations: Instagram, BBC, Juventus, Liga Campionilor, Europa League Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentinei, Portugaliei, Europa

☆ Creştinii ortodocşi de stil vechi îi sărbătoresc pe sfinţii Arhangheli Mihail şi Gavriil
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Creştinii ortodocşi de stil vechi îi sărbătoresc astăzi pe sfinţii Arhangheli Mihail şi Gavriil, consideraţi ocrotitori şi călăuze ale sufletelor spre Rai. În această zi, este hram în peste 200 de localităţi, iar peste 100 de mii de moldoveni îşi sărbătoresc onomastica. Biblia spune că Arhanghelul Gavriil a fost cel trimis să-i ducă vestea Mariei că-l va naşte pe Hristos, iar Arhanghelul Mihail este considerat voievodul oştilor cereşti. Potrivit statisticilor, în Moldova, peste 71 de mii de bărbaţi poartă numele Mihail, peste 7 500 - Mihai, aproape şase mii - Gabriel, 910 - Gavril şi 83 - Gavriil. 38 au fost numite Gabi, iar o singură fată poartă numele Miha.

Persons: Creştinii, Gavriil, îşi, Arhanghelul Gavriil, Mariei, Hristos, Mihail, Arhangheli, Crăciun, Mihai, Gabriel, Gavril, Mihaela, Gabriela Locations: Raiului, Moldova

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